Assembly Aircraft of WWII

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In WWII, The 8th USAAF solved the problem of assembling multiple bomber groups for formation under radio silence by using war weary B-24s and sometimes B-17s either garishly painted, or lit as flying assembly points. The reason for the assembly ships was to give USAAF bombers a visual aid to form up after takeoff before heading out on their missions.

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In addition to assembly ships, there were also experiments in camouflage. These were mostly used on fighter aircraft. Some of the designs were called 'razzle-dazzle'.
 
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